Hello Everyone. Attached is our last News Letter for this calendar year. As some of you already know The Compassionate Friends Holds their annual World Wide Candle Light Service every year on the 2nd Sunday of December. Many Chapters and other nonprofits hold candlelight services of their own and open to the public to help spread the light of love and hope around the globe.

This year we are going to be taking over the reins from Anne Castaldo and the Tony Brown Foundation and Officially having our First annual Candle Light Service!

Details are listed in the newsletter of which I need to make one correction:

Our Chapter will be providing all food and beverage so there is no dessert requested, only a framed picture of your loved one.

Please RSVP at the email address listed in the newsletter as it is specific to our event.

Hope to see you at our November meeting. Dee Tutka is on the sign-up sheet for bringing snack this month. She is also going to bring a centerpiece she is working on for our Candle Lighting that you can order ahead of time for yourselves to take home. I will also be bringing a Volunteer sign up sheet for anyone wishing to help out with the Bridgeport Chapter Compassionate Friends World Wide Candle lighting

Our next meetings will be on September 11th and October 9th. Our meetings are held at The Sterling House in Stratford, CT from 6:45 to 8:45. If you are remembering your loved one’s birthday or angel date please bring a photograph to share with the group.

Dear Community Partner:On Thursday, August 30, 2018, a very special and important event will take place in the Valley Community: the 4th Annual F.A.D.E. Walk/ 5K Run for Overdose Awareness. All proceeds will benefit BHcare’s, Alliance for Prevention & Wellness, to support its drug awareness/prevention programs.All you need to do is turn on the nightly news to learn of the harmful effects of drugs on society. Opioid deaths are increasing across the state of CT. In 2017, 1,036 CT residents died of an opioid overdose, with 23.4% of the deaths in APW’s service region. Two people die each and every day from this epidemic. Drug addiction does not receive the funding or awareness of other leading social causes yet it has a tremendous rippling effect on families and communities. The F.A.D.E. Walk/Run was created to put the spotlight on the disease of addiction and raise much-needed funds to support substance abuse prevention, raise awareness and help save lives.Please help us make the F.A.D.E. Walk/Run a success by lending your support in one or more of the following ways:• Become an event sponsor (see attached levels and benefits)• Encourage your employees to participate in this walk/run• Post the enclosed event flyer at your place of businessWe hope you will sign on to be one of our community partners and join us in our efforts to combat this growing epidemic. Sincerely,

Mile Marker Sponsor ($250) – Limited to 2 sponsors
• Lawn signage with company logo at either the 1st or 2nd-mile marker
• Name listed as Mile Marker sponsor on BHcare’s Alliance for Prevention & Wellness website
• Listed as a Silver sponsor on event day sponsor listings

Water Stop Sponsor ($150) – Limited to 3 sponsors
• Lawn sign signage with company logo at one of three water stops
• Name listed as Water Stop sponsor on BHcare’s Alliance for Prevention & Wellness website